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Medical decision making [electronic resource] / Harold C. Sox, Michael C. Higgins, Douglas K. Owens.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, 2013.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781118341544
  • 1118341546
  • 9781118341575
  • 1118341570
  • 9781118341568
  • 1118341562
Uniform titles:
  • Medical decision making.
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Medical decision makingDDC classification:
  • 616.07/5 23
LOC classification:
  • R723.5
NLM classification:
  • WB 141.5
Online resources:
Contents:
Differential diagnosis -- Probability: quantifying uncertainty -- Understanding new information: Bayes' Theorem -- Measuring the accuracy of diagnostic information -- Expected value decision analysis -- Markov models and time-varying outcomes -- Measuring the outcome of care-expected utility analysis -- Selection and interpretation of diagnostic tests -- Cost-effectiveness analysis and cost-benefit analysis -- Medical decision analysis in practice: advanced methods.
Summary: "This title provides a thorough understanding of the key decision making infrastructure of clinical practice and retains its emphasis on practice and principles of individualized medical decision making"--Provided by publisher.
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Rev. ed. of: Medical decision making / Harold C. Sox, Jr. ... [et al.]. c1998.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This title provides a thorough understanding of the key decision making infrastructure of clinical practice and retains its emphasis on practice and principles of individualized medical decision making"--Provided by publisher.

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Differential diagnosis -- Probability: quantifying uncertainty -- Understanding new information: Bayes' Theorem -- Measuring the accuracy of diagnostic information -- Expected value decision analysis -- Markov models and time-varying outcomes -- Measuring the outcome of care-expected utility analysis -- Selection and interpretation of diagnostic tests -- Cost-effectiveness analysis and cost-benefit analysis -- Medical decision analysis in practice: advanced methods.